While I Was Giving Love Advice to My Best Friend, the School's Most Beautiful Girl Somehow Became the Closest Person to Me-Chapter 3Volume 2 .2 - The Beautiful Girls Are Making Their Move
The Beautiful Girls Are Making Their Move
“Even when you’re with Alisa, you talk about Otsuki-san all the time. If you’ve been so indulgent, it’s probably natural.”
“That’s… right. And Alisa, I…”
Otsuki-san’s voice fades slightly. I wasn’t expecting such a serious response when I thought she would reply with sarcasm. I decide to change the subject.
“By the way, I heard you’ve managed to control Reo’s fan club well. What did you do? I thought it would be chaotic.”
Hirasawa Reo, the most popular person in our school. Not only is he handsome, but as a first-year, he’s the ace of the basketball team. He can run faster than track and field sprinters and has the endurance to match the top athletes of other clubs, including soccer. He’s like a prodigy in sports.
On top of that, he’s within the top ten in academic performance, sings well, and dances well – he’s got all the elements to be popular. In terms of popularity, he might even surpass Asahina Alisa, the school’s number one beauty.
It’s only natural for someone as popular as Reo to have a fan club within the school. And when such a popular person gets a girlfriend, you’d expect the place to be in turmoil. However, it didn’t get as chaotic as expected.
Reo was never particularly friendly with girls and treated everyone equally, so there weren’t many serious love interests. He was popular but not an idol. He refused Valentine’s chocolates, birthday presents, and only accepted gifts through the basketball club.
By the way, I was regularly asked for Valentine’s chocolates and birthday presents by Reo.
“I sense some sort of proud superiority coming from Kogure-kun.”
From this year, that role will probably be taken by Otsuki-san. It’s a bit sad. Well, it can’t be helped.
“At first, it was tough, but more girls than I thought genuinely wanted to support Reo-kun. About eighty percent, I guess. I talked with those girls, and that’s how I became the head of the fan club.”
“That’s not usually how it goes.””Alisa told me as well, but things seem to be going smoothly, huh?”
I wonder what this girl has done. This girl named Otsuki Shizuku. Ever since she started dating Reo, her popularity has been soaring. Honestly, I thought she was just like me… It’s kind of irritating, like I’ve been deceived.
“I feel like I’m getting some angry glares from Kogure-kun.”
“Sigh, so… there’s a reason you called me here, right? I have a rough idea what it might be.”
“Hmm, what could it be? I want to hear it.”
She speaks in a cloying voice, which is utterly shameless. Since she started going out with Reo, there have been voices saying that Otsuki-san has started to look cuter, and that is indeed true. It seems she started making an effort because she wanted her boyfriend to find her cute.
With the most beautiful girl right by my side, she’s the perfect confidant. It’s funny how a girl who thought makeup was pointless because Alisa was around has changed… I wonder if I would change if I started dating someone.
“Alisa… or perhaps it’s about Tsumugi?”
“Correct. I heard about yesterday from Alisa. I never thought you’d bring another girl into the garden when it was just the two of you, Kogure-kun. You’re quite the devil, aren’t you?”
“I have no intention of making excuses to Otsuki-san now.”
Talking to this girl won’t raise my reputation. Honestly, that’s fine by me.
“Tsumugi-san is a good girl, you know. After going home, we had a call with Alisa included. Hehe, she asked me to call her Tsumugi.”
“Come to think of it, the lights were on late. If you’re getting along, that’s good.”
“Alisa joins in to badmouth Reo-kun… But even though Reo-kun and Tsumugi-san don’t get along well and have a bad relationship, they acknowledge each other. It’s not that they hate each other; they’re competing. I understand that.”
“That’s right. Well, I don’t think Tsumugi will ever fall for Reo, so you can rest easy.”
“Then…”
Otsuki-san looked straight into my eyes.
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“Does that mean there’s a chance Tsumugi-san could fall for Kogure-kun?”
She says something that leaves me at a loss for words.
“You’re really merciless towards me, aren’t you, Otsuki-san?”
“Yeah.”
Otsuki-san smiles sweetly and then her eyes moisten with embarrassment.
“The only person I can talk to without having to disguise my feelings is… Kogure-kun.”
“That’s strange, I don’t feel happy at all. You say whatever you want, including insults.”
“Right?”
This girl, she really has a bad personality. I respect Otsuki-san, but I feel like our characters just don’t mix. But… honestly, we’re quite similar.
“Tsumugi likes me as a childhood friend. I heard it from her. So, there’s no way Tsumugi could fall for me.”
“Do you really think so?”
“Eh?”
“It was supposed to be just as a childhood friend, but… there comes a time when it turns serious. That’s a common trope in romantic comedy manga, isn’t it?”
“Manga, well, that’s a bit…”
“It happens in reality too. Girls who say they’ll never see someone as a romantic interest suddenly start dating them one day.”
Otsuki-san’s words carry a sense of reality. Could it be… no, I should stop prying. Otsuki-san looked at me again, straight on.
“That’s why I think there’s a non-zero chance that Tsumugi-san could actually fall for Kogure-kun.”
“Well… maybe, but…”
Still, could a beauty like Tsumugi ever fall for me? Impossible. It just can’t be.
“Before that happens…”
Otsuki-san leaned in closer.
“Why don’t you date Alisa? It seems like she’s fallen for you, Kogure-kun.”
That was too absurd, an utterly unthinkable proposition. I was so shocked that my thoughts came to a halt. That’s how staggering it was. Regaining my senses, I took a deep breath.
“What are you talking about? There’s no way the most popular girl in school, Alisa, would fall for me.”
I dismiss the idea with my usual response. Alisa and I are not a match in looks or anything else. So everyone should understand that… or so I thought.
“Are you doubting the eyes of someone who knows Alisa best in the world?”
“Uh…”
“Whether Kogure-kun thinks so or not, it’s true that Alisa has fallen for you. That’s an undeniable fact.”
I want to say that can’t be true, but honestly, there’s a part of me that thinks maybe it is. Lately, Alisa has seemed to be quite smitten with me. I’ve been telling myself it’s absolutely not possible, but if childhood friend Otsuki-san says so, it’s almost certainly true. She wouldn’t say it without being sure, after all.
